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Newspaper
Farmington Enterprise
Location
Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1909
Page
3
An agricultural bulletin urges efficient farming with alfalfa as cattle feed, careful pig rearing, and clean barns. It covers strawberry growing methods, calf care, poultry profitability, and proper rations for pigs fed with milk, cornmeal, and bran, plus cautions on spraying and arsenic use around trees.
The article argues beds are essential furniture and urges spending on quality. It details mattress weights for hair and cotton felt types, prices from 2.50 to 15, and critiques materials like imperial edges and excelsior. It notes pillows: goose feather best, duck feather cheaper.
Instructions describe making yeast from potatoes and flour then using it to bake two loaves. Steps include boiling potatoes, dissolving yeast, fermenting 18 hours, and chilling. Bread section covers mixing a sponge with yeast, salt, brown sugar, butter, and flour, with rising periods and baking in a moderate oven.
A historic instruction describes Vienna coffee using one heaping tablespoon per person plus two extra for strength. Mix one egg with the grounds, pour half as much boiling water, let froth, stir down, boil five minutes, then stand on low heat for five minutes. Add remaining water and serve with whipped cream and crackers.
A Cir cle Magazine recipe for a fruit cake substitute uses fat salt pork water raisins citron sugar molasses soda and spices. It instructs to bake slowly and mix with flour to a fruit cake consistency.
A compact recipe for deviled ham with mustard galadoil lemon juice and cayenne mixed into a paste. Apply the spread to toasted bread or fried bread slices after broiling ham strips and finish with butter before serving.
Thoroughly wash wings neck stomach heart liver and feet of fowl. Cut off toe claws and scale feet in boiling water. Place other parts with feet and cover with water. Add onion pepper and salt. Boil until tender. Thicken liquid with browned flour and butter. Stir in parsley.
Recipe notes for a light tea cake: mix 1.5 pints flour with 0.5 cup sugar and 0.5 cup butter, add 1 cup milk and 2 heaping teaspoons baking powder. Combine until smooth and bake until light and tender. Substitutions not clearly specified due to garbled text.
A long observer notes the United States consumes vast egg quantities daily and across weeks and months. He warns of rising prices as production lags demand, describes egg corners in Chicago, cold storage practices, and frauds in labeling fresh eggs.
An informed bachelor recalls a Gateway reap year list addition and a tale of a drunken friend who wandered home after a farewell supper. He paused at the rooming house entrance, head bowed, and slumped on the steps in a muddled state late Saturday night into Sunday morning.
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